The Complete Unabridged Timeline of Call of Duty Zombies (World At War - Black Ops 4)

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  • @otherguy___4293
    @otherguy___4293 Рік тому +5493

    In my opinion, this, despite its length, is the clearest and most easiest to understand version of the timeline and story I have found.

    • @enbydeadly
      @enbydeadly Рік тому +281

      honestly, i think its cause of the length that it makes so much sense, i've watched like 30 minute videos and 3 hour videos and i never once heard half of the details that are in this

    • @TheRealIconG
      @TheRealIconG Рік тому +107

      I've been listening to/watching it over the past few days while I play video games, and I gotta say it's the best way to earn the story. Just play your game or do whatever you're doin, while off handidly paying attention. You'll get the big details, and if there's a point you're particularly interested in, just pause for a few moments and pay more attention

    • @Legend_Who420
      @Legend_Who420 Рік тому +19

      @@TheRealIconG. That’s what I’m doing rn while the times I play GT7

    • @NorthEevee
      @NorthEevee Рік тому +20

      Can't agree more. I've been following the story up to around Zetsubo No Shima. It became way to complex to follow along, with all of the twists and turns it took. But this video actually made me wrap my head around it all.

    • @firelight4502
      @firelight4502 Рік тому +21

      The length just a testament to how much effort was put into this universe

  • @mooseeggs4999
    @mooseeggs4999 3 роки тому +27389

    It's my sleepover, I get to pick the movie.

    • @viderevero1338
      @viderevero1338 2 роки тому +1882

      This movie is long enough to last 3 sleepovers. Those poor, I mean lucky friends

    • @baku6376
      @baku6376 2 роки тому +456

      Awesome sleepover

    • @sauceGSW
      @sauceGSW 2 роки тому +249

      W pfp also w taste

    • @twosadcows4549
      @twosadcows4549 2 роки тому +137

      Someone said this exact same thing on the morrowind retrospective done by patriciantv

    • @parvdeepdeswal9407
      @parvdeepdeswal9407 2 роки тому

      nice pfp, mf doom goat

  • @Keldon334
    @Keldon334 7 місяців тому +193

    The full Zombies storyline is so intricate and impressive huge gratitude to all the writers that played a part in creating such an awesome story and storyline continuity.

    • @JordanTheBeam
      @JordanTheBeam 10 днів тому +2

      I would like your comment but the number of likes is perfect

  • @Cozy_Ave
    @Cozy_Ave 4 місяці тому +475

    Our buddy told us he was gonna sit through this whole video and made it about 30 minutes in and never finished it. I’ve been a huge zombies fan since world at war came out and even I thought this videos length was daunting. After he passed away a few years ago I made a habit of going back through things he told us to check out and trying to finish things he never got a chance to. I’ve now finished this video for the second time and see so many parallels between what we’ve been through and what the characters have been through. Thank you so much for making this video and giving me a chance to feel close to my best friend again.

    • @Nickl_0215
      @Nickl_0215 4 місяці тому +22

      Sorry about your best friend, I'm sure he appreciates your resilience to push forward not only through life but to uphold your wishes to do things your friend can't anymore or wish he had more time to do. I'm sure your friend is proud that he is friends with you.

    • @casseeyy1833
      @casseeyy1833 4 місяці тому +8

      Rip to bro. I’m so sorry. Glad you found something that you enjoyed.

    • @420goblinmerchant
      @420goblinmerchant 3 місяці тому +8

      Rest In Peace.

    • @wheazzy-prod
      @wheazzy-prod Місяць тому +5

      may his soul rest in eternal comfort

  • @arcanechaos3147
    @arcanechaos3147 Рік тому +2939

    Thank you Jebadiah Brown for crafting the thing that has single handedly saved everyone's asses.

    • @Reeminmotion
      @Reeminmotion Рік тому +191

      Nah fuck jebadiah why the gun be disappearing???
      AND WHY TF IS IT 5000

    • @Contemplatingspider
      @Contemplatingspider Рік тому +16

      @@Reeminmotioncuz yes

    • @20piecemcnuggets27
      @20piecemcnuggets27 Рік тому +11

      ​@@Contemplatingspiderimagine playing with no guns

    • @willowow03
      @willowow03 Рік тому +57

      @@20piecemcnuggets27 POV the one person that likes playing with the ballistic knife

    • @Bran_Flakes99
      @Bran_Flakes99 Рік тому

      And **ck you Clive farnsworth for messing with things you don’t understand

  • @HBSDU54
    @HBSDU54 2 роки тому +3929

    I just wanna say that voice acting for radios that 90% of players won't even listen to is amazing. Gersh is my favorite of the bunch.

    • @s1l3nc3d7
      @s1l3nc3d7 2 роки тому +204

      I prefer Schuster, since he voices admiral Yularen in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars show.

    • @kharjoIII
      @kharjoIII 2 роки тому +29

      @@s1l3nc3d7 Holy Shit! Didn't Know That!

    • @FALLENSK8ER1995
      @FALLENSK8ER1995 2 роки тому +78

      Yuri when he was being interrogated was probably my favorite. His acting was good as fuck

    • @salad2918
      @salad2918 2 роки тому +14

      All of it is great and that’s I have literally memories most of the dialogue.

    • @GhostARMYY7
      @GhostARMYY7 2 роки тому +28

      Schuster’s voice actor is the same as Takeo Masaki

  • @Wendigoon
    @Wendigoon 3 роки тому +18785

    What a fantastic breakdown. Thank you

    • @cuze.e
      @cuze.e 3 роки тому +582

      Wendi, what on earth are you doing here?

    • @noah.mp4
      @noah.mp4 3 роки тому +471

      A man of true culture

    • @rbnola3340
      @rbnola3340 3 роки тому +204

      I see you every where I go. I like that.

    • @radieschen_tv3985
      @radieschen_tv3985 3 роки тому +93

      Wendigoon, how did you get here?XD

    • @darthfenrir4892
      @darthfenrir4892 3 роки тому +83

      B-based?

  • @Bill_Shiesty
    @Bill_Shiesty 7 місяців тому +39

    I’ve watched this video so many times and I’m not stopping any time soon

  • @camshepherd3445
    @camshepherd3445 Рік тому +2241

    If the cod developers ever want to create a blockbuster game again, they should tell this story in a full length campaign, it would be phenomenal. Such a great analysis, great work!

    • @brian7194
      @brian7194 11 місяців тому +79

      That would be awesome. I never understood the maps until watching this.

    • @gameover9390
      @gameover9390 11 місяців тому +35

      @@brian7194Then what did you think was going on? I’m genuinely curious, I like hearing people own interpretations of events because often the story people come up with, is more spooky than the original. So if you did come up with your own interpretation, I like to hear it?

    • @senatorarmstrong8960
      @senatorarmstrong8960 10 місяців тому +97

      @@gameover9390 I just always assumed that the whole zombies thing and the lore behind it was simply, Germany trying to create super soldiers and instead trying to use dead soldiers as Super Soldiers. Then when Samantha got revealed I changed my opinion
      My belief prior to watching this video was literally just One big Evil god (Shadow man) and A good god (Monty) were having a huge ass battle and Earth and the rest of the universe just ended up getting caught in the middle

    • @dj-redux
      @dj-redux 9 місяців тому +8

      they have to make a show at this point with all the content

    • @thesecretone6531
      @thesecretone6531 8 місяців тому +6

      They're definitely gonna need to reintroduce all these story elements in a detail like this video again because the new era CoD players don't even know that much of a significance to Samantha being in the Dark Aether, or even the zombies eyes being yellow in MWZ.

  • @MrPantslad
    @MrPantslad 3 роки тому +6840

    Absolutely no one:
    Richtofen: DEEEEEEAR diary,

    • @oscarin8181
      @oscarin8181 3 роки тому +127

      my fav part of all zombie

    • @abegodsent4977
      @abegodsent4977 3 роки тому +277

      dEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAr diary, I've gone insane.

    • @XMJ3904
      @XMJ3904 3 роки тому +234

      Hit him again vith zhe shtick!

    • @tsukiortu
      @tsukiortu 3 роки тому +33

      I fucking love that so much

    • @landinross2103
      @landinross2103 3 роки тому +2

      @@abegodsent4977 so true

  • @storma8023
    @storma8023 3 роки тому +3217

    Legit one of the most tragic stories for Richtofen. I grew up with this series and honestly watching the Blood of the dead easter egg cutscene still hits me in the fucking feels.

    • @tachankathechub4727
      @tachankathechub4727 3 роки тому +115

      Blood of the Dead ee hurts me to do , for more than that it’s a bad ee

    • @jackhastings8985
      @jackhastings8985 3 роки тому +419

      its sad that blood of the dead Richtofen died feeling betrayed and alone. My homie deserved better

    • @pointblank0303
      @pointblank0303 3 роки тому +65

      That map broke me.

    • @User-ds6zk
      @User-ds6zk 3 роки тому +52

      That’s not bo3 rictofine. If you look at that cutscene rictofine does not have his scar from bo3. Have a look

    • @tachankathechub4727
      @tachankathechub4727 3 роки тому +165

      @@User-ds6zk it’s still our boy

  • @christophersime5455
    @christophersime5455 5 місяців тому +175

    The fact that the concept of zombies, angels, monsters, extra-dimensional beings, dragons, giant robots, time travel, and weapons of unimaginable power all work in the same franchise is absolutely baffling, not to mention the fact that you grow such a deep connection to these characters and the stories they tell, this truly is one of the best games anyone can ever play.

  • @ryanvealt2151
    @ryanvealt2151 Рік тому +1890

    The fact that i was able to watch this for almost 7 hours straight without getting bored shows how incredibly good this story is

    • @DogeickBateman
      @DogeickBateman 9 місяців тому +25

      As of me replying to this comment it has, coincidentally, 115 likes

    • @Doughy3205
      @Doughy3205 9 місяців тому +27

      It is weird how zelensky and blundell had a different vision for the story would’ve been cool to see how the story would’ve turned out if it didn’t change mid way through

    • @kevine9474
      @kevine9474 8 місяців тому

      Proof?

    • @Simpson_X
      @Simpson_X 8 місяців тому

      Yeah... it's good. REALLY good

    • @sakarua
      @sakarua 7 місяців тому +3

      Also speaks to the quality of this video.

  • @pikik100
    @pikik100 Рік тому +2274

    I love the small detail that doesn't seem to be talked about often: As time goes on, Richtofen's "Dear diary" entries become increasingly more high pitched, depicting his descent into madness.

    • @gianfrancodelorenzo3014
      @gianfrancodelorenzo3014 Рік тому +94

      It makes me laugh so much I love it

    • @willisstupid6782
      @willisstupid6782 Рік тому +155

      "deeeeeyeeerrr diary"

    • @vfd10
      @vfd10 Рік тому +44

      it doesn’t get talked about because there’s no conversation to be and about it, we all know what it means that’s like saying the fact that there are zombies isn’t talked about

    • @willisstupid6782
      @willisstupid6782 Рік тому +89

      @@vfd10 boooooooooo boooooooo lame booooooooo

    • @jedthehighliter275
      @jedthehighliter275 Рік тому +1

      W profile pic

  • @Ogchampayne
    @Ogchampayne Рік тому +1436

    It blows me away that the devs could build such an incredible story line from absolutely nothing and make it work so well in the background , thank you for the work on this video it’s amazing

    • @bobocheesy5830
      @bobocheesy5830 Рік тому +33

      I wonder when they first made the zombies game mode if they knew this storyline the whole time

    • @derekisludicrous9203
      @derekisludicrous9203 Рік тому +154

      @@bobocheesy5830 the storyline is so sparratic it was definitely made up as they went on

    • @RedJLP
      @RedJLP Рік тому +17

      @@derekisludicrous9203 But since Craig Houston wrote them all, he can make it feel seamless

    • @who_is_Isaac
      @who_is_Isaac Рік тому +14

      The game mode was supposed to be a one off Easter egg/ challenge mode, but here we are with a two hour lore video

    • @GamerGregPaul
      @GamerGregPaul Рік тому +79

      @@who_is_Isaac bro it's almost 7 hours

  • @AceyTheKitty
    @AceyTheKitty 3 місяці тому +91

    Started dating a guy and his entire childhood was Zombies. He makes a lot of references to it, and even played one of the characters in a dnd campaign. I’ve been trying to learn about it but didn’t know where to start, and this is helping tremendously. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. :)

    • @Drabow06
      @Drabow06 2 місяці тому +3

      You might not see this comment but which character in DND, I really just want to put it in perspective

    • @cesarvalladares5890
      @cesarvalladares5890 2 місяці тому

      ​@@Drabow06 now I need to know 🙏🙏😭

    • @Akac3sh
      @Akac3sh 2 місяці тому

      Are yall still together?

    • @joyboy6752
      @joyboy6752 Місяць тому

      ​@@Akac3sh probably over discord, probably over

    • @jackalexande
      @jackalexande Місяць тому +2

      ​@@joyboy6752 literally what

  • @kristincook7808
    @kristincook7808 Рік тому +681

    His ability to explain things concisely while still maintaining a sense of mystery is astounding

    • @Rasklo93
      @Rasklo93 Рік тому +13

      He is a amazing storyteller, that is for sure.

    • @strider3164
      @strider3164 9 місяців тому +9

      “Concisely” is so funny because it’s a 7 hour video hahaha

  • @asj6178
    @asj6178 Рік тому +1882

    crazy how a little side game that the devs worked on in free time, years later has a 7 hour storyline

    • @matt3608
      @matt3608 Рік тому +85

      Bro the game play was so much fun but I’ll be honest it was the story that held me on for over a decade it easily my favorite. Except for the ending, it felt so rushed

    • @TeamJella
      @TeamJella Рік тому +28

      @@matt3608 technically it still hasn't ended given how Eddy and Samantha are still alive

    • @eugeneberry9371
      @eugeneberry9371 Рік тому +16

      @TeamJella eddy is essentially just young rictofin reincarnated so picking up there would eventually have the same outcome as before I believe. Gotta pick up with russman and the crew in darkness is the only real option I see

    • @TeamJella
      @TeamJella Рік тому +1

      @@eugeneberry9371 no? While yes, Eddy *is* Edward Richtofen, the events from before can't repeat themselves. For one, Eddy is much younger than Primis/Ultimis richtofen. Samantha is pretty young during the Cold War and she's older than Eddy, so we know Eddy couldn't be a big scientist for the Nazi party.
      Secondly, dude just play cold war and Vanguard, these games take place after BO4 and are still connected to the old timeline. We already know there's a connection to Eddy, if by nothing else, then at least through Samantha.

    • @matoiryuko5134
      @matoiryuko5134 Рік тому +6

      @@TeamJella honestly? Vanguard is meh, but Cold War is good.

  • @TheFrustration
    @TheFrustration 2 роки тому +6657

    I love the high notes Richthofen hits whenever he says “Dear Diary” 💀

  • @robbieshaw3338
    @robbieshaw3338 6 місяців тому +1541

    Who else listening to this at work 🤣

    • @beartrap8625
      @beartrap8625 6 місяців тому +60

      Me right now as I have 6hrs left on my shift lol.

    • @A__69Aa
      @A__69Aa 6 місяців тому +10

      duuuude same🤣

    • @robbieshaw3338
      @robbieshaw3338 6 місяців тому +15

      @@beartrap8625 started 45 mins into work and after lunch finished it almost at end of day

    • @beartrap8625
      @beartrap8625 6 місяців тому +12

      @@robbieshaw3338 hell yeah my friend I just finished my shift and I feel all caught up on the story now haha

    • @tfsora
      @tfsora 6 місяців тому +14

      it’s getting me through the day 😂

  • @xvxzar
    @xvxzar Рік тому +368

    “We got more than we deserved” explains the whole zombie’s storyline evolution. Started off with no plans just a simple game mode, and grew into something a lot of us grew to love and created memories with others just like us which we will carry with us. So thankful for this franchise and community

    • @ImmortalRecon
      @ImmortalRecon 6 місяців тому +11

      The fact people in 2024 are watching this and talking about this mode so many years later speaks volumes

  • @maru2413
    @maru2413 Рік тому +1026

    It's hilarious how 3 hours after it was first mentioned in the video, Yena just admits to being a spy all along, it didn't move the story forward in any way but it was a pretty funny twist to reveal before killing him off, especially with him admitting that his passions are apple pie and baseball to hammer further on Richtofen's stereotypes.

    • @funninoriginal6054
      @funninoriginal6054 Рік тому +50

      Tbf it's been 20 or so years since Yena hasn't seen Richtofen and he was alone while recording his entry, so it's fine to say it out loud

    • @DogeickBateman
      @DogeickBateman 9 місяців тому +47

      Americans with their APPLE PIE and BASEBALL

    • @sleepyblue8
      @sleepyblue8 9 місяців тому +36

      I legit cackle when he mentioned how he missed American pie and baseball 😂😂

    • @GrimmsHouseofHorror
      @GrimmsHouseofHorror 7 місяців тому +8

      @@DogeickBatemanas an American I love my apple pie and baseball 🤣

    • @silvestrediaz579
      @silvestrediaz579 5 місяців тому +2

      I didn't even catch that lol

  • @themurkis2506
    @themurkis2506 10 місяців тому +381

    i just love richtophens logs, the high pitched "deeeeeeeaRR DIARY" always gets me

  • @BumBobBoi
    @BumBobBoi 3 місяці тому +18

    Just finished watching this entire video with my dad. I can now proudly say he’s fully in tune with the full zombies storyline now and probably knows more than my friends honestly

  • @onyxintheeyes2729
    @onyxintheeyes2729 2 роки тому +3729

    Normal zombie stories: virus
    CoD: we'll take elder gods, time travel, extradimentional artefacts and possesed children...

    • @rachelgassner1542
      @rachelgassner1542 2 роки тому +14

      True

    • @rachelgassner1542
      @rachelgassner1542 2 роки тому +16

      🧟💁‍♀️

    • @liamcollins2417
      @liamcollins2417 2 роки тому

      AND MONKEE

    • @ZWCaleb
      @ZWCaleb 2 роки тому +135

      thats what makes it so good, and opens potential for more creativity during map making process

    • @Veon_512
      @Veon_512 2 роки тому +60

      Seller: so we got virus and reincarnation. Which one u buyin?
      Cod: we'll take theee....elder gods time travel extradimentional artifacts and possed children please?
      Seller: Uh sir you sure you want to-
      Cod: i said. We'll take it.

  • @JesusVEIVO
    @JesusVEIVO Рік тому +1961

    I love how on the timeline one entry states that Maxis is growing concerned of Richtofens erratic behaviour, only to place Samantha in his care on the very next entry.

    • @matteooliveira1168
      @matteooliveira1168 Рік тому +174

      Well, it was said that he wasn’t a good father and neglected her

    • @CWG8926
      @CWG8926 Рік тому +41

      dude i was attempting round 100 die rise and was like time to take break intervals and learn more about the timeline.

    • @BBB_photography_adventures
      @BBB_photography_adventures Рік тому +17

      it’s funny that it’s takes a near seven hours to make any sense of this story 😂 i personally preferred it before the cannon storyline poster came out i preferred the old theory days

    • @chlorhexidine2506
      @chlorhexidine2506 Рік тому +1

      ​​@@matteooliveira1168 a Return to Das Herrenhause situation would've been much better

    • @AnimalAlmighty
      @AnimalAlmighty Рік тому

      😂

  • @lelandalmatairi8726
    @lelandalmatairi8726 3 роки тому +2949

    "Hit him again with the stick!" was unreasonably funny and I don't know why.

  • @epsilon6835
    @epsilon6835 5 місяців тому +149

    “DRAW ME A MAP OF FUCKING CHICAGO” - Nikolai

    • @Messup7654
      @Messup7654 4 місяці тому

      That was hilarious 😂😂 and so true at the same time

    • @alonsovenegas4444
      @alonsovenegas4444 2 місяці тому +2

      Me: give me a piece of paper and pen and give 15 minutes.

  • @chrisjames4145
    @chrisjames4145 3 роки тому +2365

    When Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo, and Richtofen were talking he used their point colors from bo1. Dempsey was white, Nikolai was blue, Takeo was yellow, and Richtofen was green. Amazing job on this!

    • @The_Gamebuster
      @The_Gamebuster 3 роки тому +163

      Fucking Takeo was yellow that is gold

    • @Jes9119
      @Jes9119 3 роки тому +127

      @@The_Gamebuster or the fact that his subject number is N3WB. Poor guy.

    • @chrisjames4145
      @chrisjames4145 3 роки тому +59

      @@The_Gamebuster those were the point colors for ultimus up until moon, then it was random for every map from moon till now

    • @epicxx7699
      @epicxx7699 3 роки тому +37

      Would have been fucking cool as shit if the point colors mimic the color of the staffs and the characters who wield them, it makes sense why they didn’t but it would have been nice

    • @ItzAdam03
      @ItzAdam03 2 роки тому +8

      @@The_Gamebuster lol I don't think anyone got it

  • @emd_jacoozii9810
    @emd_jacoozii9810 3 роки тому +6146

    JFK: has a whole arsenal of weapons
    Player: starts with a pistol

  • @randomgamer285
    @randomgamer285 2 роки тому +1470

    Does it bring you immense pride at how many people watched this almost 7 hour master piece in it’s entirety

    • @CallPistolPete
      @CallPistolPete Рік тому +44

      He should be it was the gratest explanation video ever. Reliving all of those easter eggs and having it all put together in 7 hours lol it took me nearly a month to do every maps easter egg but i gotta add this because hes my favorite character but takeo's story to this day brings tears to my eyes

    • @TON-618_
      @TON-618_ Рік тому +7

      I’m going to watch it while building legos

    • @UserName0043
      @UserName0043 Рік тому +2

      Yes

    • @WhiteFyreLeo
      @WhiteFyreLeo Рік тому +4

      I have probably watched this about a dozen times, idk if it's because the effort, the story or the explanation but it's just great

    • @Deaglan753
      @Deaglan753 Рік тому +5

      @@WhiteFyreLeo i use this video as background noise while im doing stuff, it makes stuff fly by so fast

  • @ollielampke8672
    @ollielampke8672 8 місяців тому +19

    Honestly I never realized just how beautiful (and crazy) the story of zombies was until this video. I had watched a couple other videos that tried to explain it but I never understood, not until I watched this. I didn’t think I would be so touched, but I guess that’s what every good media does. It catches you off guard and pushes into your deepest emotions. Thank you

    • @trystanclemenceau2071
      @trystanclemenceau2071 8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, it went from a niche/fun minigame in WaW to basically a fully fleshed out story

  • @brendenkucken9117
    @brendenkucken9117 2 роки тому +1016

    Imagine creating an extra mode after you complete a campaign and seeing it uncontrollably spiral into a cult phenomenon

    • @zachary6701
      @zachary6701 2 роки тому +33

      I hope that group of people got significant raises

    • @YEETUSDAFEETUS
      @YEETUSDAFEETUS 2 роки тому +13

      @@zachary6701 the main guy did go on to make most maps for BO 1 and 2 and I think some more after so they definitely kept them on and I hope they got that raise too

    • @anoddlyspecificnamepart2
      @anoddlyspecificnamepart2 2 роки тому +10

      All this because of a reward for finishing a campaign. Amazing ain’t it?

    • @codycallahan91
      @codycallahan91 2 роки тому +5

      Seeing the intro video to Nacht Der Untoten gives me goosebumps to this day.

  • @Chrysalis208
    @Chrysalis208 Рік тому +397

    I love the fact that the creation of the origins staffs turns out to be a causal paradox. Maxis believes hes creating replicas. When hes actually creating the originals.

    • @ryland3011
      @ryland3011 Рік тому +6

      So do they keep the staves after origins and then Monty sends them back with them when he sends them to the og Great War?

    • @Chrysalis208
      @Chrysalis208 Рік тому +25

      @@ryland3011 I believe both instances are technically the originals. I'm unsure exactly how tho.

    • @blank7137
      @blank7137 Рік тому +10

      I dont think so. I think they are replicas. Just like how richtofen was able to build a time machine during the great war. I kind of assumed with his knowledge and with element 115, richtofen built the staffs. But not sure i guess since then again the staffs were found in origins and the great war was the end. Im just wondering how they got there.

    • @deotaerd3572
      @deotaerd3572 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@ryland3011Richtofen creates replicas that would be replicated

    • @andreweffertz4194
      @andreweffertz4194 9 місяців тому +1

      No they are replicas, biased off the OG ones

  • @commondognut
    @commondognut 3 роки тому +1702

    Ngl I wouldn’t mind a separate remaster of the entire Aether story line in a standalone game.

    • @K-O_S_S
      @K-O_S_S 3 роки тому +62

      That would be amazing. I would 100% it 😂

    • @Grizzly1506
      @Grizzly1506 3 роки тому +41

      it would be great, a true masterpiece. but it took them 10 years to make it first- how long do you think it'd take to make a second in today's standards?

    • @commondognut
      @commondognut 3 роки тому +92

      @@Grizzly1506 considering it’s not being made completely from scratch I doubt it take a decade but at the same time releasing it at the ten year anniversary of the Aether storyline’s end would probably be a pretty sicc way to celebrate it

    • @alexgoldstein1420
      @alexgoldstein1420 3 роки тому +46

      @@Grizzly1506 If they just updated the pre-existing maps to a modern engine, I think they could do it in a year or less.

    • @commondognut
      @commondognut 3 роки тому +45

      @@esomber3961 why do you think nobody would buy it? Ten years out on the latest platform with the complete story and all the maps? Shit they could charge like 80-90 bucks for all the content that you’d be getting in just one game

  • @thecodenamenoob4042
    @thecodenamenoob4042 5 місяців тому +35

    Crazy I was 10-11 beating the world at war campaign with my friend in the middle of the night and then nacht happened and we were freaked out now here I am 15 years later watching a 6 hour video on the entire story while working and bored 😂

  • @abrahamlincoln1600
    @abrahamlincoln1600 2 роки тому +1608

    Every time I try to find zombies lore breakdowns, they always seem unclear or boringly described. This one however Is amazing and exactly explains everything clearly and the pacing and emphasis makes it easy to follow. Thank you so much for this video. Excellent work.

    • @ExtremeRy
      @ExtremeRy 2 роки тому +15

      Yeah this guy is awesome

    • @mckinleemoy8047
      @mckinleemoy8047 2 роки тому

      Drbi

    • @Supermac97451
      @Supermac97451 2 роки тому +19

      Most other breakdowns will just read word for word from the timeline they released for zombies chronicles, this video does a much better job

    • @ExtremeRy
      @ExtremeRy 2 роки тому +1

      @@Supermac97451 I agree

    • @C_Burke
      @C_Burke 2 роки тому +3

      So u watched the entire 6 hours in one sitting?

  • @cosmorror3907
    @cosmorror3907 2 роки тому +851

    I like to imagine a universe is out there somewhere where Maxis was impressed that Richtofen moved the walnut and he lives a very happy life with a famous instant walnut delivery service… “Richtofen’s walnut services”

    • @nman551
      @nman551 Рік тому +26

      We can only hope

    • @cosmorror3907
      @cosmorror3907 Рік тому +11

      @@nman551 would be nice…

    • @enigma216
      @enigma216 Рік тому +12

      This was the best comment

    • @kaelanirevyruun1676
      @kaelanirevyruun1676 Рік тому +6

      Nah, that universe would be like...
      MAXIS: Doctor, do you think you could transport people with this device? Or war materials?
      RICHTOFEN: Maybe... With enough time and development, mein device could certainly make travel to anywhere in the world instantaneous.

    • @elitusdelitus1509
      @elitusdelitus1509 Рік тому +12

      In the war the Nazis had instant walnuts for food

  • @chrisbigelow1690
    @chrisbigelow1690 Рік тому +870

    I can only imagine the sorrow Nikolai felt for Edward when he realized the truth. That Edward truly did his best to help and save them all but just couldn't accept admitting that he couldn't.

    • @thereesebonneau
      @thereesebonneau Рік тому +14

      Dang dude this was so deep wow

    • @Latent_Regret
      @Latent_Regret Рік тому +5

      Was so deep he stopped drinking.

    • @eric8031
      @eric8031 Рік тому +2

      they can’t forgive him cuz of what he did with messing with the teleporter. He also used them in bo1 when he got his hands on the mpd n swap souls w Samantha that was his plan. Sadly his doom did come in a tragic way.

    • @braxtonpayne9093
      @braxtonpayne9093 Рік тому +1

      Jesus loves you

    • @chrisbigelow1690
      @chrisbigelow1690 Рік тому +7

      @@braxtonpayne9093 couldn't care less

  • @stickysharpie-1207
    @stickysharpie-1207 5 місяців тому +20

    “Company over country” is unsettling.

  • @DexterGrifFTW
    @DexterGrifFTW Рік тому +161

    I find it amazing how the story behind zombies not only makes all of these crazy maps and features fit into a single story, but it even technically explains the fact these same people fight in the same locations over and over.

  • @stressedout0-0
    @stressedout0-0 10 місяців тому +1174

    "Nein! Drop that! That's my spleen! Mine!" will always be my favorite Dr. Richtofen line

    • @austinfowler2707
      @austinfowler2707 6 місяців тому +55

      "HIT HIM WITH THE STICK!" competes with that

    • @kil296ler
      @kil296ler 4 місяці тому +1

      @@austinfowler2707I could hear him in my head

    • @WiLDLiLWayne1997
      @WiLDLiLWayne1997 3 місяці тому +1

      I thought I was the only one

    • @Cheech08
      @Cheech08 3 місяці тому +5

      "I bet it would hurt soooooo good if I put my hand in there"

    • @bananajoe8087
      @bananajoe8087 2 місяці тому +2

      1:03:43

  • @davidschonau2512
    @davidschonau2512 3 роки тому +2601

    The fact that it took him 1 and 1/2 Hours to get to the actual game says everything. This story is amazing.

    • @thenextgen1able
      @thenextgen1able 3 роки тому +94

      Huh? The map Buried is talked about in the first 10 minutes 🤦‍♂️

    • @davidschonau2512
      @davidschonau2512 3 роки тому +107

      @@thenextgen1able but you don't play as that guy who lived there in like the 19. Century Idiot.

    • @seanmac1793
      @seanmac1793 3 роки тому +94

      amazingly lacking in narrative direction yes

    • @imthedislikebutton1759
      @imthedislikebutton1759 3 роки тому +14

      @@seanmac1793 Most maps were still good

    • @michaelmcintosh2857
      @michaelmcintosh2857 3 роки тому +1

      @@thenextgen1able hjbn gnjnjh BB

  • @jguzm2328
    @jguzm2328 2 місяці тому +9

    There is so much lore there really should be a movie made about this story.

    • @KingCrypn
      @KingCrypn 2 місяці тому +2

      This is the movie

    • @W3ggyB0r4d
      @W3ggyB0r4d 27 днів тому

      Not just a move. A whole series. There is certainly way too much to be packed in one movie, or even three, for that matter.

  • @MaxDugganWorshiper
    @MaxDugganWorshiper Рік тому +804

    The amount of hours this man probably put into this project is remarkable, thank you

    • @spoonerman
      @spoonerman Рік тому +6

      yeah I was reading a lot of the wiki and then just decided to look if someone made a video on the entire timeline

    • @thejuggernautofspades9453
      @thejuggernautofspades9453 Рік тому +7

      At least 7 hrs

    • @xKage25
      @xKage25 Рік тому +2

      Gotta be at least doubt that mate. The amount of time put into editing, research, pulling almost every(if not all) audio file and conversation between characters, etc. has to be longer than the video actually is.

  • @KingMoon110
    @KingMoon110 3 роки тому +1854

    Other Zombie Games: Virus caused it all.
    Activision when making COD Zombies: Fuck it, lets make it Interdimensional Gods Demons, Timelines and evil rocks

    • @mattiadece8573
      @mattiadece8573 3 роки тому +125

      Treyarch not Activision. Activision as every other publisher has no role in the creation of good thing, they are there just to make as much money as possible and ruin the game for us players.

    • @mozeker0075
      @mozeker0075 3 роки тому +32

      @@mattiadece8573 while developers get hate too for no reason

    • @lm_slayer1
      @lm_slayer1 3 роки тому +74

      @@mozeker0075 yeah, most of things treyarch gets blamed for in BO4 and CW were purely activision's fault, it's genuinely sad how good those games could've been

    • @peterholmes7440
      @peterholmes7440 3 роки тому +31

      Meanwhile, The Last Of Us: Shrooms go BRRRRR!

    • @quaggalicious
      @quaggalicious 3 роки тому

      @@stealthmailman9025 they dont create the decisions

  • @KodiaxeMusic
    @KodiaxeMusic 3 роки тому +1561

    I did it. I watched the entire thing and the best line out of it all was "Draw me fucking Chicago."

    • @dillonpruitt8920
      @dillonpruitt8920 3 роки тому +78

      Nikolai is hilarious. That part cracked me up

    • @DizzleX007
      @DizzleX007 3 роки тому +2

      Yes it was my favorite part

    • @majincubone
      @majincubone 3 роки тому +69

      "Pictures Dempsey, pictures! Or it didn't happen." was my favorite.

    • @VulnerableOrphan
      @VulnerableOrphan 3 роки тому +44

      5:26:44
      I know somebody will ask one day

    • @alcyon7536
      @alcyon7536 3 роки тому +15

      Took me 5 and a half hours to understand this joke

  • @KGanza
    @KGanza 5 місяців тому +21

    With all these video game adaptations coming out; THIS is the story they need to be adapting. It’s easy as fuck to have this casted for real humans or even animated(easier) and would totally take all TWD hype. PLUS it’s so easily makeable into a season show per map or even do multiple maps with the casts throughout the season.

  • @silverskyhigh171
    @silverskyhigh171 2 роки тому +744

    Hearing all the Primis and Ultimis crew talk about what they wanted more than anything while Samantha and Eddy walked away was a surprising tear jerker.

    • @DulfyBee
      @DulfyBee 2 роки тому +11

      I still don't fully understand what all happened at the end 😭

    • @valeriusohterus2315
      @valeriusohterus2315 2 роки тому +48

      @@DulfyBee tldr: there was no good ending to the 2 groups. They had to die in order for the universe and time to get back to normal, and the russian was the only one who could make the choice. He did, he killed them all and himself in one last goodbye party, universe and time got fixed to pre eather shenanigans, and Samantha and Edie (the doctor's soul) left to the new universe.

    • @DulfyBee
      @DulfyBee 2 роки тому +8

      @@valeriusohterus2315 Gotcha, gotcha. Thanks!

  • @jadinshelley
    @jadinshelley 3 роки тому +717

    I'm a little under two hours in,, and I gotta say, the way the storyline was put together for this video is great. I've tried watching a number of videos to catch up on the lore, but they're always so convoluted and confusing. This video, however, has so far been very easy to follow. Great work

    • @Richerodt
      @Richerodt 3 роки тому +73

      The radios make parts really elongated, but they provide SO much more than “this happened” does.

    • @vissac4
      @vissac4 3 роки тому +6

      @@Richerodt exactly!!!

    • @aliciagrayson4203
      @aliciagrayson4203 2 роки тому +3

      Give it four more hours xD

    • @sheerluck55
      @sheerluck55 7 місяців тому

      fr

  • @manicplanet5223
    @manicplanet5223 Рік тому +2457

    Ahh yes the crew we all remember, Richthofen, Nikolai, Takio, and Pablo

    • @Drizzledrake2
      @Drizzledrake2 Рік тому +153

      Pablo solos

    • @zomb1eez
      @zomb1eez Рік тому +241

      imagine how much more badass the group would be if they added a mexican

    • @thepackattack3909
      @thepackattack3909 Рік тому +51

      ​@@zomb1eezless then it is now 😂

    • @byronsilvioarevalo6667
      @byronsilvioarevalo6667 Рік тому +22

      @@thepackattack3909agree

    • @Fritz_A.
      @Fritz_A. Рік тому +139

      As a Mexican, I find this funny for some reason.
      A German who had a Russian, Japanese, and a Mexican for test subjects. Then he "killed" the Mexican and was replaced with an American. Seems pretty balanced to me

  • @iiambasicz8111
    @iiambasicz8111 2 місяці тому +4

    I’ve just watched this for the 12th time while working. I freaking love the Aether Storyline. I’m so glad I’ve been blessed enough to be apart of it

    • @woozii.capalot
      @woozii.capalot 2 місяці тому +1

      Just watched it for the first time cuz I love playing zombies but just found out there was a storyline. Already want to rewatch it

    • @iiambasicz8111
      @iiambasicz8111 2 місяці тому +1

      @@woozii.capalot The story is FANTASTIC. And the characters have so much depth and the world design in each map is so unique and different

  • @senatorarmstrong8960
    @senatorarmstrong8960 Рік тому +629

    I love how Rictofen just casually yoinks the most powerful relic in existence. Away from one of the most powerful creatures in existence.

  • @TMAJ0R
    @TMAJ0R Рік тому +557

    1:07:40 "hit him again with the shtick!" I love that line so much

    • @SnepSnep420
      @SnepSnep420 Рік тому +15

      Great delivery. When alot of the conversations dont really sound like conversations this one is gold. By this I mean you can tell its multiple different takes between lines and they wait until the others lines are completely done

    • @102-d7i
      @102-d7i Рік тому +25

      “Deeeeer diary”

    • @StarSurfer45
      @StarSurfer45 Рік тому +6

      Yeah that line reminded me of the scene from megamind when minion ran out of knockout gas he hit Hal with a knockout stick that looked like a baseball bat

    • @FirearmsEngineering
      @FirearmsEngineering Рік тому +5

      "Unlike the the other test subjects he keeps breaking his restraints" 😂

    • @JustMaxAsh
      @JustMaxAsh Рік тому +1

      Pure Comedy😂

  • @mylittlebouquet3994
    @mylittlebouquet3994 2 роки тому +352

    Ultimis and Primis guys interacting is warming my heart, a great fan-service indeed! Can't believe every choice they've made up until that moment led to that.. truly heartwarming.

    • @ExtremeRy
      @ExtremeRy 2 роки тому +5

      Yeah that was cool. Sucks it was so short

  • @domtoretto4116
    @domtoretto4116 4 місяці тому +13

    This is the first ever video I have watched from the first to last second with intrigue of this length. This story will go down in history as one of the greatest gaming lore ever created and I just feel fortunate to have grown up in a time we all got to enjoy this together.

  • @corrupthades
    @corrupthades Рік тому +235

    Zombie richtofen actually answering with a solem sounding "I know and i am sorry" to russ and gang is the single moment of true sorrow expressed by ultimus richtofen and it hits different.

    • @Gus-n9u
      @Gus-n9u 7 місяців тому +17

      U Richthofen to a group of people who are the closest thing to friends he could ever hope for: “I did everything I have been accused of AND MORE… and I will not be apologizing for ANY OF IT!”
      U Richthofen to 4 randos that he has made a business out of fucking over: “you where secretly the real ones all along and I’m now going to show more remorse than I’ve ever felt before….. some”

    • @corrupthades
      @corrupthades 7 місяців тому +6

      @@Gus-n9u I Believe that's because after being revived the aether poisoning on his mind was gone.

    • @corrupthades
      @corrupthades 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Gus-n9u Also not to mention he never had an exact hand in making them corrupted as well, they were still pure in the way of the universe.

  • @joosmitt6779
    @joosmitt6779 Рік тому +201

    You’ve bought an insane amount of joy to this 32 year old with this video. Thank you!

    • @CampingComrade.
      @CampingComrade. Рік тому

      Joy? how so? & what’s the relevance with your age?

    • @Doughy3205
      @Doughy3205 9 місяців тому +4

      @reeceselby2979lol the replier is probably on the spectrum but I mean we all just watched a 7 hour video on video game story so we might all be a little special

    • @deadinsides9923
      @deadinsides9923 9 місяців тому +2

      @@CampingComrade.let the man be god dayum😭

  • @wolfgangalexander5423
    @wolfgangalexander5423 Рік тому +1328

    We really need a stand alone zombies game. Fully fleshed out story and progression

    • @SkylarKujimo
      @SkylarKujimo Рік тому +34

      Story mode

    • @0-0-0-2
      @0-0-0-2 Рік тому +70

      Need a Richthofen game no lie

    • @damianbotello1372
      @damianbotello1372 Рік тому +5

      Yer

    • @fightydragon3287
      @fightydragon3287 Рік тому +4

      Damb, that's wild, ever heard of cold war?

    • @jacobcurry5420
      @jacobcurry5420 Рік тому +31

      ​@@fightydragon3287what are you talking about? Cold war is not a stand alone zombies game and it's missing a lot of character and story development to really have a good story. I still liked it, it's fun to play with my friends who don't really play zombies because they can survive past round 20.

  • @melayna2856
    @melayna2856 6 місяців тому +9

    This is one of my favorite youtube videos of all time, I watch it about twice a year!

  • @red2794
    @red2794 3 роки тому +375

    Am I the only one who feels bad for doctor Schuster every time he starts his research somebody goes insane and ruins everything

    • @belinskiparadox7687
      @belinskiparadox7687 3 роки тому +94

      Man just wanted to make stable and safe teleportation.

    • @dirtyred4014
      @dirtyred4014 2 роки тому +22

      Edward's Walnut Transportation Would've Been The Best Ending.

  • @abrahamlincoln1600
    @abrahamlincoln1600 2 роки тому +718

    You can literally hear Richthofen’s slow decent into madness. It’s quite beautiful. And also disturbing.

    • @iron1332
      @iron1332 2 роки тому +44

      Yeah I think it’s really interesting to hear just how different he talks once he is fully crazy

    • @Ikoraiza
      @Ikoraiza 2 роки тому +35

      It’s nice that after all the craziness, the Richthofen mellowed out and saw things clearly

    • @GloopyAstrology
      @GloopyAstrology 2 роки тому +56

      It's the Dear, Deear, Deeeear, and Deeeeeeeear levels of the recordings

    • @GreasyOaf
      @GreasyOaf 2 роки тому +26

      @@GloopyAstrology deeeeeeeeeeeeeear diary, the day is November 16, 18 hundred sixty four. I took a dump today. Hee hee ha hoo end log

    • @robertrosjjsjjd4148
      @robertrosjjsjjd4148 2 роки тому +7

      Abraham Lincoln?

  • @memu_7208
    @memu_7208 2 роки тому +409

    I have always wanted to learn the story of CoD Zombies, but no matter how many videos I watched, I could never really fully understand what was going on. This is a masterpiece. I loved watching every minute of it and will happily do it again. Tells the complete story in so much detail. Highly recommend. Thank you so much for doing this.

    • @TheJohnWick1
      @TheJohnWick1 2 роки тому +3

      Bet I was looking through comments to see if it's worth the watch.

  • @drraifenstein
    @drraifenstein 5 місяців тому +7

    I work 8 hour shifts, Monday through Friday. I have listened to this start to finish, at least 5 times in the last couple weeks while at work, for some reason it keeps me more focused lmao

    • @uwuowo214
      @uwuowo214 4 місяці тому

      I might be able to explain that!
      Your brain gets focused when absorbing new information, like when you're being taught something you find interesting!
      Even if you're focusing halfway on the vid your brain is still in focus mode, and later your brain basically just says "oh, this again?" And focuses on it trying to pull new info out

  • @thebananaclub
    @thebananaclub Рік тому +243

    It's nice that Nikola finally learned that Ritchofen was trying to save them the whole time.

  • @Ab-Original419
    @Ab-Original419 3 роки тому +288

    I understand cod zombies is a limited audience but my gosh this deserves more then 11k likes. So much effort put into this and very well broken down. If you have the time to watch it it’s worth your time if your a zombies fan. Gives playing zombies a whole new meaning now!

  • @DeathSpread
    @DeathSpread 3 роки тому +475

    The best 7 hours I've spent in a long, long time. Even if not for how accurate, thorough, and well fricken done this video is, you deserve far more attention by gamers for the sheer amount of work I am SURE that went into this. Thank you

    • @HUSTLER1346
      @HUSTLER1346 2 роки тому +1

      can u imagine how much this guy is making off one video 🤯

    • @skeptica
      @skeptica 2 роки тому +6

      Probably like 1k at most because UA-cam sucks

    • @dirpyturtle69
      @dirpyturtle69 2 роки тому +6

      @@skeptica not even close lmao, the standard going rate is 0.01 cents for every 1000 views.
      This video has 600k views give or take so roughly 60 bucks over the course of 4 months for god knows how many dozens of hours worth of work

    • @skeptica
      @skeptica 2 роки тому +1

      @@dirpyturtle69 1 cent per 1000 views is like 600 cents or 6 dollars, what

    • @skeptica
      @skeptica 2 роки тому +2

      @@dirpyturtle69 i was saying like 1k at most because generally for a video with 1 million views you would get between 2k-4k, and this is about half that

  • @gatorloganuf
    @gatorloganuf 5 місяців тому +5

    Every couple months I come back and rewatch this video. I love it

  • @callmeghst6542
    @callmeghst6542 2 роки тому +781

    5:26:39 That was so funny when Nikolai said “Why do u assume I know my way around? Just because I am russian? Draw me map of fckn Chicago! That had me in tears 😭

    • @ExtremeRy
      @ExtremeRy Рік тому +18

      Dude I absolutely love this quote thanks for timestamping it and finding it funny as well

    • @opshark6075
      @opshark6075 Рік тому +2

      ONG

    • @ExtremeRy
      @ExtremeRy Рік тому +2

      @@opshark6075 I love that quote

    • @adenhudson4832
      @adenhudson4832 Рік тому +13

      Yeah, I also love the parallels later when Dempsey says " Why do you think I know my way around? Just because I'm American? Draw me a map of fckn Stalingrad!"

    • @ExtremeRy
      @ExtremeRy Рік тому

      @@adenhudson4832 He says that quote?

  • @vanpepper
    @vanpepper 2 роки тому +2591

    THANK YOU for making such a detailed zombies storyline!!! ive watched this multiple times! im obsessed with zombies and the storyline and ive always wanted to see a video as detailed as this and im just happy to finally find it!!

    • @pacg1801
      @pacg1801 2 роки тому +229

      I had no idea donation comments existed until I saw yours

    • @vanpepper
      @vanpepper 2 роки тому +43

      @@pacg1801 they added it like awhile ago. It's an option to put it for ur vids that u upload!

    • @xxbigironxx9889
      @xxbigironxx9889 2 роки тому +124

      You actually love zombies so much you spent 50$ to say it. The real gigachad here folks

    • @vanpepper
      @vanpepper 2 роки тому +48

      @@xxbigironxx9889 thing is hope the person who made this vid actually gets the money instead of the money just going to nobody.😂🙃

    • @1th_to_comment.
      @1th_to_comment. 2 роки тому +3

      Donation comment? Wierd.

  • @that1pacificguy
    @that1pacificguy Рік тому +682

    The BoTD easter egg broke something in me when I first did it with 3 other mates of mine. Seeing the sadistic, ruthless richthofen feeling betrayed and left to die when this whole cycle was created only because he wanted to save people who he felt close to that didnt even remember him was damn tragic.

    • @GooGz
      @GooGz Рік тому +71

      My theory is that Richthofen didn't really die in that chair, he switched bodies with Eddie. That's why he says we won't remember. Because we never got to know him. There's even a German version of that Easter egg cutscene and it mentions dimension 2210 where Richthofen went to retrieve Eddie and bring him to the house. Rictofen was a pretty smart dude.

    • @ashleykneebone2306
      @ashleykneebone2306 Рік тому +32

      @@GooGz would also explain why richthofen in the new zombies games is the hidden big bad in the last cutscene

    • @KingSpriggan129
      @KingSpriggan129 Рік тому +3

      ​@Ashley Kneebone can you tell me which game? I can't remember. (Specifically the game and its map, so that I can look it up)

    • @alfiecollard1459
      @alfiecollard1459 Рік тому +3

      @@KingSpriggan129 Cold War, I believe it was forsaken? Never played Cold War so I could be wrong on the map

    • @ChristianWhyte-pz6rp
      @ChristianWhyte-pz6rp Рік тому +4

      @@alfiecollard1459 yeah it was Cold War me and my mate completed that Easter egg last night

  • @UrNeighboursDog
    @UrNeighboursDog 4 місяці тому +13

    Now do one for the dark aether storyline, your style of work is unparalleled and i dont think anyone elses attempt would hold up to yours

    • @Mattiks12
      @Mattiks12 4 місяці тому +3

      agreed, this was the BEST zombie story video. the rest got their own theories but this ain’t nun but facts

    • @UrNeighboursDog
      @UrNeighboursDog 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Mattiks12 facts, and I've looked at other videos but there's nothing that holds up to this, nothing that accurately draws together everything that happens from cold war onwards

  • @emmie4124
    @emmie4124 3 роки тому +652

    you’re telling me Richtofen literally says “pictures or it didn’t happen”??? I’m dead dead dead
    also, I grew up playing zombies and following the storyline. these games and these characters are near and dear to my heart. would do anything to go back to the era and experience it all first hand again ❤️ here’s to you, Aether storyline 🤝

    • @Vazel
      @Vazel 2 роки тому +4

      Same back with the z house

    • @jacobmorales1283
      @jacobmorales1283 2 роки тому +3

      Did you listen the radios

    • @Se7enDsinSGaming
      @Se7enDsinSGaming 2 роки тому +2

      I'm really hoping for a good cinematic universe

    • @HEYSERG
      @HEYSERG 2 роки тому

      Hell yeah 😂😂😂

    • @him6439
      @him6439 2 роки тому

      What? When?

  • @TheDemonizedTD
    @TheDemonizedTD 3 роки тому +184

    I've played the COD for a good decade now and only found out this year that there was actually a story to it. To say I was prepared to watch this 6 hours fully through is an understatement but now my heart is broke. I really enjoyed Nikolai as a bad ass but he really did have a big heart 😭😭

    • @tntfreddan3138
      @tntfreddan3138 3 роки тому +10

      When not looking at the story, one might find Richtofen to be the best character. He has probably the funniest voice lines of all the characters (at least the ultimis version). But when you find out the actual story you will probably bounce around between different characters. Tank is the apple pie eating, baseball watching, all brawn peanut brain, Takeo is the humorless philosopher, Richtofen is the 500IQ sociopath and Nikolai is the drunken badass who will have to take on the responsibility as the hero of the story.
      That's at least my take on it.

  • @KanekiKen-mu4nu
    @KanekiKen-mu4nu 2 роки тому +474

    Watching this makes you realise Dempsey was the rock of the group. He cared about everyone and was surprisingly way more attentive and wise than we originally thought. How open he is with his mind to the others. Asking them *why* their motives and feelings are the way they are. Wondering *how* he can understand all of their viewpoints fairly. *trying* to strengthen the bonds between the group. Listening to it all like this kindof makes me emotional. He genuinely cared about their mental health and always asked about how they felt. Especially Nikolai.

    • @Thatguy27250
      @Thatguy27250 2 роки тому +25

      Dempsey is literally my favorite character

    • @graciongamble3237
      @graciongamble3237 2 роки тому +27

      haha its definitely that marine mentality, theyve gotta build rapport with their comrades or else there would be no reason to fight for one another! i love this story and these 4 characters so much and how they all have their own ways of showing their concern (except for richtofen he was clearly just a sociopath) lol 😭

    • @ALynn127
      @ALynn127 2 роки тому +10

      No no no, Richthofen definitely cares the most. He didn't even need the four souls to make his plan but from all his failed attempts seeing the others die, he became attached and wanted them to be okay too. Dempsey was ignorant and while he cared, if Richthofen hadn't gone out of his way to make sure to collect their souls, none of them would have had an ending at all. Richthofen was the rock of the group bringing them together

    • @smoothdooth8784
      @smoothdooth8784 2 роки тому +9

      @@ALynn127 I'd say Dempsey was the rock keeping them together, but Richtofen was the brain keeping them alive and going

    • @fatforehead877
      @fatforehead877 2 роки тому +6

      @@smoothdooth8784 dude he literally could of just gotten tired of repeating over and over and thrown away the other 3 but he would do anything for the three of them he just wanted to be in the end with him

  • @dmrtoasty3119
    @dmrtoasty3119 2 роки тому +1505

    Still immensely disappointed there was never a Great War map, would’ve been so cool to play as Primis in a giant war using the staffs

    • @DonkyFarts
      @DonkyFarts 2 роки тому +35

      dude frrrr

    • @professorkombat2381
      @professorkombat2381 2 роки тому +90

      with apothicons flying around

    • @niko_4228
      @niko_4228 2 роки тому +60

      It would’ve just been another origins remake

    • @Vezii-DJake
      @Vezii-DJake 2 роки тому +166

      @@niko_4228 Would take that over the Call of the Dead remake we ended up getting

    • @thereesebonneau
      @thereesebonneau 2 роки тому +3

      Dude so true

  • @IcyFlameSkullTM
    @IcyFlameSkullTM 2 роки тому +564

    The ending truly did break my heart, seeing what nikolai did not for the world but for his friends as he didn't want them to go through those pains again, it broke me. But it made sense, he chose the lesser of two evils and chose to end it all, he gave a new world a new hope but had to sacrafice what's closest to him to do so. That truly is heart breaking

    • @blyatmanmike1816
      @blyatmanmike1816 2 роки тому +19

      Agreed...man, and to think we've been following these characters from the very beginning, growing our never-ending love for them and then for it all to end like that...now THAT'S an epic tale

    • @charlesmartiniii1405
      @charlesmartiniii1405 2 роки тому +4

      Ehh still feels like a lazy cop out. Underwhelming though because of the love for these characters it still hits in the feels a little

    • @moneygettaextraordinar722
      @moneygettaextraordinar722 2 роки тому +10

      @@blyatmanmike1816 so glad i had the privilege to grow up with these characters. watching the story go on as i do.

    • @peanutbutter6720
      @peanutbutter6720 Рік тому +2

      It pisses me off so much that the dark aether story exists. They took all that pain and sacrifice and said fuck it we need another game to milk. Sure 115, the apothicons, the aether, etc are gone, but now we just have aetherium, and elder gods, and the dark aether. Sam and Eddie don’t even get to live good lives. It’s horrible.

    • @armyofuno8196
      @armyofuno8196 Рік тому

      ​@@peanutbutter6720 I don't really see what the problem is, their stories are done and if you despise the new story so much just pretend doesn't exist if it makes you that upset.

  • @texas4070
    @texas4070 Рік тому +484

    I came back to watch this video again and I realised, Nickolai never needed to die in the end he could've gone with the children because he still had a soul and wasn't on the path that created the loop, I believe he didn't want to go on because of what he'd just done and preferred to die with his friends.

    • @theninjachicken8625
      @theninjachicken8625 Рік тому +119

      I think maybe that because the four characters were bound together across all time lines because of the elemental shard made it necessary. Not sure tho

    • @redstoneallmaster
      @redstoneallmaster Рік тому +26

      ​@@theninjachicken8625 it certainly would make sense

    • @Thelazygamingotaku
      @Thelazygamingotaku Рік тому +69

      Samantha and Eddie were both pure souls thanks to Dr. Monty. Nikolai was not. He still had 115 corruption in him due to exposure and teleportation

    • @Sgil97
      @Sgil97 Рік тому +19

      He was bounded to the shard so i still think he had to die

    • @49HEALTH
      @49HEALTH Рік тому +4

      No he still had to die.

  • @Madd_Hattter
    @Madd_Hattter 6 місяців тому +9

    Ive watched this like 10 times. Thank you sir. I've cried at the end each time. It's a shame that a story like this might never happen agian.

    • @gavinhayes2454
      @gavinhayes2454 6 місяців тому +1

      It was truly a masterpiece 😢

    • @Oscar-b5b4x
      @Oscar-b5b4x 6 місяців тому +1

      It’s a shame it ended so abruptly, I feel like the peak was when the cycle ended. Hell Monty didn’t even get voice lines😔

    • @soulofkeys160
      @soulofkeys160 5 місяців тому +1

      Plot twist, Black Ops 6

    • @gavinhayes2454
      @gavinhayes2454 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Oscar-b5b4x yeah I definitely think it shouldn’t have ended so quickly as it did, I was itching for more then it just stopped😢

  • @stratidemic
    @stratidemic Рік тому +316

    This story is insane, and so heartbreaking as well. It's weird to me that by the end we considered the story "easter eggs". Even now my friends go "lets complete the x easter egg", like, it's so much more then that. The amount of thought that the developers put into making this storyline was insane and the fact it took so long to tell. All of us here are bound to these characters as much as they were bound to each other.

    • @forcezip9852
      @forcezip9852 Рік тому +6

      What hurts even more is that we wanted to see him achieve this better tomorrow. We wanted to be there with them as they achieved it.
      And to hear that that better tomorrow was never coming. I don't even know how to describe what that felt like.
      Their goals were our goals. Everything they fought for we fought for it with them.
      In the sea, all that hard work mean nothing in the end.
      It's truly shattering.

    • @cancerouscorndog6425
      @cancerouscorndog6425 Рік тому +2

      Idk I’ve heard a lot of people refer to them as quests so you could also look at them as the “story mode” but my main problem with them is how random many of the steps can feel something like the simon says step for moon or placing each of the staves in the giants on origins

    • @blank7137
      @blank7137 Рік тому +1

      ​@@cancerouscorndog6425i think thats just for the sake of gameplay. It does feel random but just cause it makes the gameplay better.

    • @ninjalemurdude
      @ninjalemurdude Рік тому +1

      Because they started as easter eggs in WaW. Treyarch didn't start making a background story for Zombies until Der Riese, and didn't have a main easter egg until Ascension. The easter eggs were also pretty secretive early on, with most players not even realizing a complicated story connected the maps in Black Ops.
      Even though they evolved far beyond easter eggs, the community that has been solving them over the years is accustomed to calling them easter eggs because of their origins.

  • @BigStevePlays
    @BigStevePlays 2 роки тому +392

    Absolutely love Richthofen. The way he opens his Diary logs.. Dear Diary, his voice is amazing

    • @kiptenlockhart4514
      @kiptenlockhart4514 Рік тому +51

      DEEeAr diary

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental Рік тому +80

      He's definitely laying on his belly over the foot of his bed, kicking his feet in the air with the polished boots still on

    • @kiptenlockhart4514
      @kiptenlockhart4514 Рік тому +17

      @@TheCompleteMental thanm you for putting that image in my head

    • @Crashman-1005
      @Crashman-1005 Рік тому +3

      @@kiptenlockhart4514 fr🤣🤣

    • @AleXxTM123
      @AleXxTM123 Рік тому +1

      Gets teleported into a cave with a weird Pyramide that zapps him the first time he touches it.
      Immediately proceeds to slap it :D

  • @dylanyeager1535
    @dylanyeager1535 3 роки тому +77

    Man that bit at the near the end with all of them laughing and singing make me so happy. I’ve never been a huge fan of the ending, but I’m glad we got that at least

  • @keatonlacretin9781
    @keatonlacretin9781 6 місяців тому +13

    So wild to think how they just made this stuff up as they went along

  • @ChillnPlay
    @ChillnPlay 2 роки тому +1176

    Took me 3 days to watch it but it was a great ride. Very well done dude can’t imagine how long this took to put together but you did the best job honestly thanks

  • @2Much.elijah
    @2Much.elijah Рік тому +221

    it hurt to see the futility in everything that the 4 did, no matter what they did they were destined to fail. Richthofen only wanted to save them. This story was truly a masterpiece.

  • @jasonhenman6012
    @jasonhenman6012 2 роки тому +1173

    Who else had no intention to watch all 6 hours but ended up getting hooked and doing it anyways 😂

    • @rE8Al
      @rE8Al 2 роки тому +15

      Me. Background noise but also kinda interesting

    • @MrAddsen
      @MrAddsen 2 роки тому +9

      It is 5am for me right now so yes

    • @justawhiteguywitharocketla590
      @justawhiteguywitharocketla590 2 роки тому +6

      5 hours in

    • @marc9147
      @marc9147 2 роки тому +1

      Facts lol

    • @firelies
      @firelies Рік тому +2

      I had full intention to watch it all but I wanted to watch it in parts. Now I'm 4 and a half hours in and I'm not stopping now.

  • @danielaguirre2516
    @danielaguirre2516 Місяць тому +2

    I stopped playing COD around black ops 2 and was at a cliffhanger for the zombies storyline since then. But thanks to this detailed 6 hour video I’m finally all caught up.

  • @calemr
    @calemr 2 роки тому +184

    As someone with no knowledge of this story, I was expecting it to begin with something like "Mad Nazi Science" or "A cold war project gone wrong." not "Alien beings creating reality".

    • @my8thaccount236
      @my8thaccount236 2 роки тому +14

      Technically speaking it did start with mad nazi science. The alien stuff was born in BO2’s Origins map, along with Primus and that essentially took over the comparatively simple original plot.
      If you could even call the original ultimus plot of WAW and BO1 simple.

  • @nikeonnk
    @nikeonnk 3 роки тому +277

    The fucking music holy shit. No one talks about it enough, its incredible

    • @rowenlampe7426
      @rowenlampe7426 3 роки тому +18

      thats why cw sucks man, the old games had so much personality and aura to them. now zombies is stale.

    • @nikeonnk
      @nikeonnk 3 роки тому +7

      @@rowenlampe7426 yo for real the state of CW zombie makes me depressed

    • @aweperez234
      @aweperez234 3 роки тому +2

      @@nikeonnk super depressing 😞

    • @kanddyy
      @kanddyy 3 роки тому +1

      @@rowenlampe7426 all you people do is complain jesus christ, from bo3 all the way until now, it just never stops

    • @tristan8035
      @tristan8035 3 роки тому +9

      @@kanddyy these people actually care about the state of call of duty, the game gets worse and worse every year and their just pointing it out.

  • @ItsJustMetrion
    @ItsJustMetrion 3 роки тому +159

    Oh boy, didn't see that coming today: over 6 hours of explaining a story that is so complex and complicated that it would took over a year to understand its entirety of its scale!

  • @ProphetOfDoubt
    @ProphetOfDoubt 8 місяців тому +5

    The OG zombies crew is irreplaceable. The story is just so interesting

  • @Nocturnal_Spectre
    @Nocturnal_Spectre 2 роки тому +1146

    This is such an amazing video and I really want to thank you for putting in all the effort to make this. This is one of those videos that I will go back to every now and then and be amazed by the quality and depth of it. I'm a huge zombies nerd and this video will forever hold a special place in my heart. Thank you!

    • @gekohno
      @gekohno 2 роки тому +3

      :)

    • @_x2np_
      @_x2np_ 2 роки тому +7

      OH MY GOD 100?

    • @Nocturnal_Spectre
      @Nocturnal_Spectre 2 роки тому +33

      @@_x2np_ 100 kr is approximately 10 dollar

    • @_x2np_
      @_x2np_ 2 роки тому +7

      @@Nocturnal_Spectre o

    • @luddent7505
      @luddent7505 2 роки тому +5

      Den här videon är verkligen legendarisk

  • @dblundz
    @dblundz 3 роки тому +1164

    Ahhh yes, one of the most convoluted stories in videos games. Up there with the souls series.
    That simply started out as a zombie survival side mode in WAW

    • @wolfyeyepatch1971
      @wolfyeyepatch1971 3 роки тому +13

      what about FNAF? that should be up there too.

    • @ДаниилСтепанов-р1и
      @ДаниилСтепанов-р1и 3 роки тому +83

      @@wolfyeyepatch1971 Nah, to easy to understand. Souls - in other hand, you need understand strange rhymes and etc.
      Also - the most convoluted story after COD Zombies Storyline - is actually a "Kingdom Hearts" storyline.

    • @wolfyeyepatch1971
      @wolfyeyepatch1971 3 роки тому +22

      @@ДаниилСтепанов-р1и the kindom hearts i agree with

    • @kekobadmarker7696
      @kekobadmarker7696 3 роки тому +7

      Also Mortal Kombat, not AS convoluted but still pretty convoluted

    • @EpsilonChurchRVB
      @EpsilonChurchRVB 3 роки тому +29

      You guys are also forgetting the Zelda series. It has multiple timelines and in the end, all of them are combined into one with Breath of the Wild.

  • @raymond-reviews
    @raymond-reviews 2 роки тому +1106

    The story of Buried alone would make an amazing movie or miniseries.

  • @captain_box
    @captain_box 8 місяців тому +5

    I absolutely loved this! Thank you so much for taking your time in making this! It's so easy to understand and using the actual voice lines is like icing on the 3 layer cake

  • @sirguinea3513
    @sirguinea3513 2 роки тому +276

    You just condensed this whole confusing plot into four or five feature length films. Thank you for this, you get straight to the point the whole time. You deserve more subscribers and views!

  • @naziseatgoatshit4151
    @naziseatgoatshit4151 2 роки тому +83

    The fact that this is nearly seven hours long, when all the "big channels" hardly have hour long lore videos. Shows how much you care about the content you're covering. Good on ya, I'ma binge the whole video now

  • @addictedtochonny
    @addictedtochonny Рік тому +145

    I was never good enough at zombies, nor did I have the games, but I’ve always been interested in the story. This is a monster of a video. And as someone who never got to experience the full story through playthrough, I thank you for your deep dive.

  • @shangrel110
    @shangrel110 7 місяців тому +2

    What a story! Thanks for putting this together. I listened to it most of the day today turning wrenches at work. I knew a bit about the story but this showed me i missed so much. Fook. At the end too. I'm not crying, you are!

  • @frostman4152
    @frostman4152 3 роки тому +125

    Wow, the amount of information I didn’t know before but just now learned is staggering. On top of that, I’ve always struggled understanding how all the events and different dimensions fit into the lore of the Aether story but this video made it very easy to follow. Needless to say I’m very impressed.